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Fort Edward that a Boer laager had been located, with about twenty men with several wagons and carts and livestock to pull them. Information indicated that the laager was being used as a depot for supplies being transferred to a much larger laager in the nearby Modjadji mountains, where Viljoen was camped with between 80 and 100 of his men. It was in response to this information that Hunt had assembled fifteen BVC troops, and set out on the evening of 3 August. Hunt left Morant in command at Fort Edward, and took Eland with him, despite protests from Morant. The initial plan was to ride the 64 km (40 mi) due south to Buffelsberg where they would meet Christie, then attack the nearby laager under cover of dark. The force stopped at the Schiel farm, where Hunt arranged for Tony Schiel, one of Taylor's intelligence scouts, to accompany them. Shortly after leaving the Schiel farm, some African tribesmen informed Hunt's patrol that Viljoen was currently staying at the farmhouse of Wilem Viljoen in the Duivelskloof with a few men. Hunt immediately decided to ride to that location and attack, prioritising killing or capturing Viljoen over attacking the laager Christie's patrol had located. In order to strengthen his force, Hunt directed Eland to assemble a force of African tribesmen to assist. Given that Reuter's mission was only about 9.7 km (6 mi) from Viljoen's farm, the enhanced force then marched and rode through the night to the mission, arriving around 9 pm on 5 August. Upon arrival at Reuter's, the missionary was taken aback by Hunt's plan to attach the farmhouse, warning Hunt at length about the dangers of attacking the farmhouse, situated as it was in a rocky gully with only two ways in or out. Reuter also told Hunt that not only did Viljoen have fifteen men with him, but there were another forty men at the Botha farm a mere 6.4 km (4 mi) away, who would ride to cut them off as soon as they attacked the Viljoen farm. Hunt thanked Reuter for his assistance and advice, and the force left the mission about 11:30 pm. As they left, Hunt spoke to each of the four sergeants in his patrol, Eland, Gray, Oldham and Robinson, and told them that if he was shot, that they were to get out of the gully containing the Viljoen farmhouse before daylight.

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the Boers inside that they were surrounded, and then if they did not do so, he would fire a shot, and Trooper Silke would send the fifty tribesmen forward to rush the farmhouse. In preparation, he sent Silke and his group along the road until they were about46 m (50 yd) behind the farmhouse to await the signal. Another group of tribesmen accompany Schiel to a hill to the rear of the building. With Eland sticking close at his request, Hunt then brought the rest of the force within 200 yd (180 m), and approached the farmhouse himself, accompanied by Eland. Barend Viljoen and his men were aware of the approach of Hunt's force, having had scouts watching them for most of the previous day. The Boers were positioned in protected positions around the house and ordered to hold their fire until Viljoen opened fire. Unaware of these preparations, Hunt called on Viljoen to surrender, and firing broke out immediately. Most of the BVC troops immediately took cover, but Hunt ran forward, firing as he went, closely followed by Eland. In the ensuing firefight, Barend Viljoen, his brother Johannes, and another Boer were mortally wounded, and Hunt was about twenty paces from the door of the farmhouse when he was shot in the chest. Eland was also hit, shot through the hips and lower stomach. Silke attempted to send the tribesmen forward to attack, but they retreated instead.

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situation changes dramatically once I accept your surrender, then I must remove you from the battlefield to a POW camp and keep you safe. If, for example, Kitchener said, "take no prisoners", that was very different from "shoot prisoners!" So Morant and Handcock made two very basic errors: Once you've accepted the surrender, you take them to the railway line and get them shipped off to Bermuda, or wherever. At that point, the sensible thing to do was to ship them off to a POW camp. The next error was to shoot these guys in front of a neutral witness, and then you kill the witness. These are a series of terrible errors of judgement. Because they killed a German missionary, the Kaiser (became) involved. Technically, the two "Aussies" were British officers. The problem was you were dealing with an unstable set-up in the BVC. It had just been formed. I don't see a regular Australian unit behaving that way. I rather suspect why no British guys were shot was that they were either regular army or militia, or yeomanry, all of which are very unlikely to actually shoot prisoners. I think no British were shot because they hadn't made the mistake of shooting prisoners who'd already surrendered."

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patrol who had shot them. Several BVC members witnessed this interaction, and Handcock confronted him. The following morning van Buuren spoke to a member of the BVC about his disquiet. That day, Taylor and Robertson ordered Handcock to take out a patrol, to include van Buuren, and during the patrol, kill van Buuren when the opportunity arose, on the basis that he could not be relied upon to keep quiet about the killing of the six Boers. Once in thick bush, Handcock spread the patrol out to the extent that they could not always see the next man on their left or right, and rode up to van Buuren and shot him three times with his revolver. Upon returning to camp, Handcock submitted a report on van Buuren's death which Robertson considered unacceptable. He rewrote the report and forwarded it to Lenehan. In usual circumstances a patrol would have been sent out to retrieve van Buuren's body so it could be buried, but this was not done. Several BVC members did not believe that Boers were involved in van Buuren's death, and concluded that Handcock had murdered him. If Handcock heard anyone dissent from his version of the events surrounding van Buuren's death, he threatened to shoot them.

2222:(dark red hair, but whose name I forget)... Morant came up to me and said that his trial for the shooting of the Missionary was a scandal and a disgrace to the Army, that he was innocent, and that he was selected as a victim because he had shot a few damned Boers. 'You are the man who has worked up all the evidence and you ought to be ashamed of yourself for the betrayal of your brother officers.' I replied very quietly, 'Morant, I am very proud of having been the cause of bringing you to trial. You know in your heart that you and Handcock murdered poor old Heese because you were afraid that he would report the shooting of the Boers in cold blood. But you were such damned fools as not to realise that we had all the evidence without calling on him. We know who is behind it all and has led you by the nose, but we haven't got him yet... I don't recognize you and that poor fool Handcock as brother officers. You are guilty as Hell and I am glad to help send you there.... Where is your boy? He has disappeared. Have you murdered him, too?' I told the young officer that his prisoner was not allowed to speak to anyone and walked away." 1523:, and that Viljoen was active in the area. It was decided that Eland would conduct an unarmed liaison mission to the Lobedu people, wearing civilian clothes, as they knew him as a local farmer and were friendly towards him. He would also be able to visit his farm, "Ravenshill" which was in the area, and visit his mother. He received a briefing from one of Taylor's intelligence agents, and rode his personal horse which had no military brands. Eland was successful, visited his farm and saw his mother, and also obtained much useful information about Boer movements and some assistance from the Lobedu. On his return to the Ellerton mine camp on 26 July, he was met by a patrol led by Lieutenant Hannam, which escorted him back to Fort Edward, arriving on the morning of 30 July with three Boer prisoners they had collected near Mendingen Mission. When they arrived at Fort Edward, there were few BVC members at the fort, as Morant was out with a patrol to the west and Picton was likewise scouting to the east. Hunt praised Eland's work and reported the information he had collected to Taylor who forwarded it to Pietersburg. 2029:, "On 30 October the burial of the murdered missionary Heese Jnr. took place at the Swiss Mission Station Elim. Two days previously, his body had been exhumed at the scene of his murder by English soldiers in the presence of the Missionary Gottschling and placed in a coffin lined with tin and taken to Elim. Apart from the Swiss brothers there were several of our missionaries present. On 30 October at 10 AM, ceremonial burial took place. The Swiss missionary, De Meuron, conducted the service. Missionary Gottschling told the life story of the deceased. The missionaries, accompanied by their Swiss brothers and sisters sang funeral songs. An abundance of wreaths came from far and wide. The officers of the English troops in the vicinity also attended the service." 3047:, had recovered a rotting hessian sack containing an old mail bag; this was found to contain numerous items that likely belonged to Morant. The items found included a number of personal effects engraved with Morant's name and/or his initials, including a penny on a leather thong, engraved with his name, which has a roughly circular nick on the edge. Other Morant effects contained in the bag included fragments of a trumpet, a bayonet scabbard, a bandolier, a cigarette case, brass drinking cups engraved with the initials HM, army field mess equipment, and a Boer War medal. The cache also included an Australian red ensign. The ensign had been signed by Thomas in ink on one of the white stars and has the following inscription: 1465:. Hunt's command arrived at Sweetwaters Farm on 13 July, and Robertson and most of A Squadron set off for Pietersberg the following day. Only six troopers and a couple of officers from Robertson's command remain with Hunt; one of the retained officers was Handcock, based on Taylor's recommendation. Eland wrote to his wife that the members of A Squadron had not been glad to see B Squadron, and there were several ugly rumours about the actions of several A squadron members, to the extent that a court martial for murder might be held. Before Hunt left Pietersburg he delivered two polo ponies to Kitchener's residence in Pretoria. While there he claimed to have had a discussion with Colonel 2504:, on four separate dates namely 2 July, 11 August, 23 August, and 7 September. In one case, where eight Boer prisoners were murdered, it was alleged to have been done in a spirit of revenge for the ill treatment of one of their officers – Captain Hunt – who was killed in action. No such ill-treatment was proved. The prisoners were convicted after a most exhaustive trial, and were defended by counsel. There were, in my opinion, no extenuating circumstances. Lieutenant Witton was also convicted but I commuted the sentence to penal servitude for life, in consideration of his having been under the influence of Morant and Handcock. The proceedings have been sent home. 1485: 999: 1262: 1605: 1172:'s cavalry division earlier in the war, but had seen little action. Hunt, an aristocratic officer with excellent social connections – who was nearly ten years Morant's junior – gave Morant some contacts of his to get in touch with when he arrived in London. 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Changuinon. Many descendants of the actual victims were present at the 'hearing', which took place at the Pietersburg Club, a block away from the house where the actual trial was held. At that part of the hearing when witnesses were called to testify in the Heese case, an element of surprise occurred when Prof. Malie Smuts, granddaughter of Reverend Heese stepped forward and presented items that had been recovered from her grandfather's cart by the British military and returned to the Heese family after the war. These items were a small shotgun, a

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scene some time afterwards to inspect the bodies, and their burial by local Africans was arranged. Taylor visited the nearby African kraal from which the three grave diggers had been drawn, and when he did not get the answers he wanted from them about what they would say about the shooting of the six Boers, they fled the kraal. Taylor sent a BVC patrol to find and shoot them, which they did. The oxen captured by the patrol were soon sent, with Morrison's connivance, to Taylor's farm in southern Rhodesia, a mere 48 km (30 mi) away.

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These shots were fired in accordance with a pre-arranged plan in order to simulate a Boer attack. Immediately we heard those three signal shots in front, we heard the volley fired to our rear and we knew the prisoners were being shot... After hearing the shots we rode on. By Sweetwaters Farm we met Capt. Taylor. He asked Sergt. Wrench if he heard any shots. Sergt. Wrench for private reasons said, 'No,' as he did not know what Capt Taylor would do if he said he had heard them. Capt. Taylor said, 'All right, go the fort and get off saddle.'"

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reported to Hunt, the squadron commander chastised Morant for bringing them in, and said that if he brought in any more he could feed them with his own rations. Woolmore asserts that Hunt was concerned about depleting his strength with guarding and escort duties, and the impost prisoners made on the limited food available. A day or two later, a BVC scouting patrol located eighteen Boers with twice that number of horses camped about 64 km (40 mi) away from Fort Edward, and a large patrol was sent out to engage them.

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members of the BVC were made, giving damning evidence against the accused. For example, a Trooper Thompson stated that, on the morning of the 23rd (1901), he saw a party of soldiers with eight Boers: "Morant gave orders, and the prisoners were taken off the road and shot, Handcock killing two with his revolver. Morant later told me that we had to play into his hands, or else they would know what to expect." A Corporal Sharp said that he "would walk 100 miles barefoot to serve in a firing squad to shoot Morant and Handcock".

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Morrison fled Fort Edward on 24 July, and an eight-man patrol under a Sergeant Gray was sent after him. They caught up with him where the stolen rum had been secreted, and joined him in drinking the rum, after which they rode on to Pietersberg. On arrival at Pietersberg, Lenehan interrogated Morrison and Gray, and after consulting with Hall, he discharged all nine from the BVC, and Morrison and Gray were ordered to leave Pietersberg. However, heavy drinking remained common at Fort Edward under Hunt's command.

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charge of the prisoners. Before they left, Sgt. Wrench was reminded by BVC Corporal Albert van der Westhuizen, an Afrikaner "joiner", that Morant had ordered that no more prisoners were to be brought in, as the Troopers would then have to share their rations with them. After taking command of the prisoners, Sgt. Wrench and his patrol had made it as far as the Elim Hospital when they were met by Lts. Morant, Handcock, and Witton, along with Sgt.-Maj. Hammett and Troopers A.W.M. Thompson and A. Ducket.

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and children, along with some cattle. Picton's patrol then rode after a party of Boers led by a local farmer named Klopper. After stopping at the kraal of a local African chief, they obtained detailed intelligence about the party and caught them completely by surprise, capturing a further thirteen Boers along with many women and children. By this point Picton's patrol was 121 km (75 mi) from Fort Edward, and on 5 August they began a three-day trek back, slowed down by the wagons and cattle.

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government's position is that pardons are appropriate only when an offender is both "morally and technically innocent" of the offence. Roxon also noted the seriousness of the offences involved, explaining that "I consider that seeking a pardon for these men could be rightly perceived as 'glossing over' very grave criminal acts." After Roxon's announcement, McClelland said he would write to the British government expressing his concern about the lack of procedural fairness for the three accused.

2867:, first published in 1973 and inspired by Denton's meeting and conversation with a Boer War veteran who had known Morant. Wilcox suggested this book is a follow-on from Cutlack's book and helped establish the myth. However, Denton claimed that Morant and Handcock were executed in Pietersburg and buried near that spot. This mistake appeared in his book as late as 1981, and is a possible explanation as to why there is confusion about the location of the execution, i.e., Pretoria or Pietersburg. 777:, a claim repeated as fact in a book published soon after his execution. Admiral Morant released a statement in 1902 that the executed man was not his son and was not in any way related to him. The author Nick Bleszynski uses circumstantial evidence to theorise that Admiral Morant could have been Edwin Murrant's biological father, predominantly citing geographic proximity and questions about the funding of Murrant's education. Other recent books such as the 2020 biography of Morant by 2416:: Witton says he was under arrest, but I doubt this. A day or two after my return to Pretoria, to my surprise Lenehan sent in his name. He had come, he said, to complain bitterly about the indignity put upon three of his officers in that they had been sent to Pretoria in handcuffs. I looked at him and said, 'You are speaking of three men convicted of murder; they are not officers.' He was taken aback and made no reply and left the office. I never saw him again. He was taken to 1461:

woman. In response, on 11 July – the afternoon of Best's funeral – Hall sent Hunt, Morant and Lieutenant Charles Hannam, along with about 60 BVC troops of B Squadron, to relieve Robertson and A Squadron, who were to proceed to Pietersberg immediately. Hunt was to assume command of a new base, which was to be established around a portable steel fort about 1.6 km (1 mi) from Sweetwaters Farm, soon dubbed "Fort Edward" after the new king,

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friend Hunt, whose service as a marriage registrar with the civil administration had come to an end, used his contacts at the Pretoria Club to secure himself a position as a captain with the BVC, although he did not reach Pietersberg until early July. At the end of June, both troops of B Squadron concentrated at Pietersburg to prepare to move further north, and they were replaced by 40 men from C Squadron reinforced with a few troopers from B Squadron who remained.

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were harassing locals who did not support their cause. This included Eland mother at the family farm at "Ravenshill". When Reuter and his family returned to the mission, Hunt sent an escort party to protect them and to confirm the location of Viljeon's commando. The day after the parade, a twenty-man patrol under Lieutenant Picton left the fort to meet a supply convoy coming from Pietersberg. Upon meeting the convoy, several jars of

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in. Upon arrival, Witton first met Morant and Handcock. Picton's patrol was still on its way back in, and Hunt had just left with seventeen men. During this first month at Fort Edward, Morant and Handcock were cruel to a captured monkey – tying it up and shooting at it – but Morant was also kind to Boer children held at Fort Edward prior to their departure for the Pietersburg concentration camp.

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fate, although they had surrendered voluntarily. Daniel comforted them by telling them that nothing could happen to them. The guards became angry with Daniel for speaking to the prisoners, and ordered him to get up onto the wagon and consider himself also a prisoner. Daniel refused, saying that they might have prevented him from approaching the prisoners, that he was in possession of a pass from the commander at

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why Mr. Heese had been detained for several weeks. The reply made some excuse for this, and said that he was leaving the next day, about 26th or 27th of August. About the 29th August a further wire came to say that the Reverend Heese had been shot by Boers near Bandolier Koopjes, 15 miles from Fort Edward on the Pietersburg Road. That a Predicant (or Missionary) had been shot by Boers was a yarn I could

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Brockenhurst Park, the home of a branch of the Morant clan, but Admiral Morant did not live there. The letter was received in early February 1901 by Flora Morant, whose late husband was a cousin of the admiral. She consulted with her solicitor and replied with a formal note advising the hotel that the admiral did not know the man referred to in their letter, and would not be held liable for his debts.

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rather than take them prisoner. When questioned by Morrison, Robertson couched the orders as coming from Taylor as the district commander. In fact, Taylor had no military authority to issue such orders, and Robertson was in command. When Morrison passed these orders on to Sergeant Dudley Oldham as coming from Taylor, Oldham initially refused to carry them out, but reluctantly did so when pressed.

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Lieutenant Morant said his neck was broken. Visser vehemently denied it. Before commencing to ask these questions, Lieutenant Morant said, 'If you tell the truth your life will be spared; if you tell lies you will be shot.' He then asked as to the plans of the Boers. Visser replied that the Boers did not intend to stay around there (Little Letaba) but were trekking to the Woodbush to join

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in a letter to his wife that Morant was very upset by the news of Best's death, as Best had been a friend of Morant. Morant led a fruitless patrol that evening, and Eland wrote that "if we had come up with that party of Boers that night we would not have taken any prisoners". Hunt was also a friend of Best. The following evening, Morant was member of a night patrol led by the

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his unimpressive personal circumstances. According to FitzSimons, he had no future in England and could not return to Australia due to his debts and criminal past. Despite the fact that he did not have a commission in the South African Constabulary, he returned to South Africa in March 1901 hoping that other opportunities might present themselves.

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store – about 56 km (35 mi) from Fort Edward – so stayed overnight, but the contact did not appear. They continued on until they encountered the camp of the caretaker of the Ellerton mine, George Anderson, who had recently returned to the district after being expelled by the Boers. He told them of

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children and 46 men held in the camp died. On 22 May the BVC were ordered to move their camp some 1.6–2.4 km (1–1.5 mi) out from the pass, and Eland directed the establishment of the defences while Morant took nine BVC men to escort a party of Boers to the concentration camp, returning three days later.

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dubious, and the newly appointed commanding officer, the Australian Major Robert Lenehan, received authority to recruit time-served Australians and other colonials still in South Africa. By late March the BVC was ready for action – although only 320-strong – and was included in

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to the extent that he kept a loaded pistol at hand at all times. Soon after arriving at Sweetwaters Farm, Taylor was accompanying a BVC patrol when he questioned an African local about the whereabouts of the Boers. When the man failed to provide any information, Taylor shot him in the head at close range.

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Jim Unkles, an Australian lawyer, submitted two petitions during October 2009, one to Queen Elizabeth II and the other to the House of Representatives Petitions Committee, to review the convictions and sentences of Morant, Handcock, and Witton. The petitions were referred to the British Crown by the

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Hamish Paterson states: "I don’t think they have actually considered what Morant was convicted of. Let's start off with the laws of war. If for example, we have a surrender. You want to surrender and I don’t accept your surrender, so I choose not to accept it, that I’m entitled to do. However, the

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The Bushveldt Carbineers accepted the surrender of 8 Boers and after taking them along for some time shot them. If they had intended doing this they should not have accepted a surrender in the first instance. A German missionary was close by and so as to prevent him saying anything they shot him too.

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According to Charles Leach, "The impact of the sentences was stunning. The Lieutenants requested writing materials, after which letters were immediately written to Kitchener, to family members in Australia, and to the Australian Government. Telegrams were also sent. Some of this mail apparently never

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In a confidential report to the War Office, Col. J. St. Claire wrote, "I agree generally with the views expressed by the Court of Inquiry in the opinions of the several cases. The idea that no prisoners were to be taken in the Spelonken area appears to have been started by the late Captain Hunt &

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who have fought from Colenso till now. We cannot return home with the stigma of these crimes attached to our names. Therefore we humbly pray that a full and exhaustive inquiry be made by Imperial officers in order that the truth be elicited and justice done. Also we beg that all witnesses may be kept

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and went the rest of the way on foot. During the early hours of the next morning, Morant's patrol charged the laager, this time taking the Boers completely by surprise; Morant himself arrested Kelly at gunpoint at the door of his tent. A week later, they returned to Fort Edward with the Kelly party

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and fatalistically waited for the arrival of the Bushveldt Carbineers. Jacobs later recalled how he saw Hunt's party through a window and began shooting. Possibly mistaking Jacobs's first shot for the signal, the BVC and the Lobedu also began shooting and general pandemonium ensued. In an exchange of

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were stolen and two members were arrested. By the time the convoy and accompanying patrol reached Fort Edward, a whole case of rum had been stolen and more arrests were made, including Morrison, who had remained behind as squadron sergeant major of B Squadron when A Squadron departed for Pietersberg.

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of the BVC, Lieutenant Edwards, which was accused of overzealousness in searching a house that had been placed under the protection of the British Army to the extent that Edwards was briefly placed under arrest upon his return to Pietersberg. When the patrol returned to camp, Morant was not his usual

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Whatever his aims, Morant did not have a very successful visit to England. He mostly stayed with his unmarried sister Annie, who resented his long absence with little communication, and beyond a few trips to London to mix with a few people who knew his exploits, his visit only served to remind him of

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called "Dargin's Grey" to the show, an eight-year-old but very muscular horse known to throw all who attempted to ride it. For over a minute, Morant rode the violently bucking horse into submission, popularising his nickname "The Breaker". In 1898, while still working in the Hawkesbury region, Morant

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During November 2010, the British Ministry of Defence stated that the appeal had been rejected: "After detailed historical and legal consideration, the Secretary of State has concluded that no new primary evidence has come to light which supports the petition to overturn the original courts-martial

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Although it is generally accepted that Morant and/or others in his regiment were responsible for the deaths of a number of Boer commandos, historical opinion is still divided over the main questions of the case – how many Boers were killed, by whom were they killed, and on whose orders? In his book,

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by Australian writer R.L. Wallace gives a concise and reasonably detailed account of Morant's military career, trial and execution although it contains almost no information about Morant's earlier life and omits a number of significant details contained in Witton's account of the events resulting in

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while heavily guarded, and tried on the third main count, that of killing Reverend Heese. Although acquitted of killing Reverend Heese, Morant and his co-accused were quickly sentenced to death on the other two charges. Morant and Handcock were shot 18 hours after sentencing, while Witton's sentence

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In response, Captain de Bertodano dispatched, "two splendid native scouts", to secretly travel to Fort Edward and question the Black South African boys who worked as servants to the Bushveldt Carbineers and to Captain Taylor's staff. Nine days later, one of the scouts returned alone and brought back

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Captain de Bertodano later wrote, "To my great surprise, about the last week of August 1901, I received a wire from McWilliams to say that the Mission Station at P.P. Rust urgently required the return of the Rev. Heese. I immediately wired from H.Q. to Fort Edward asking for a full explanation as to

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Trooper van der Westhuizen later recalled, "We rode leisurely along the road. We travelled about three-quarters of a mile when we heard three shots which were fired by Messes Ledeboer and Schwartz of the Intelligence attached to the BVC. We met them with their rifles so we knew they fired the shots.

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On the return journey to the fort, Morant's unit stopped for the night at the store of a British trader, a Mr Hays, who was well known for his hospitality. After they left, Hays was raided by a party of Boers who looted everything he owned. When Morant and his men arrived back at Fort Edward, they

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might have stripped him. He said no; that Captain Hunt's tunic and trousers had been found in the Cape cart. 'But,' I said, 'the boy was not wearing them.' 'Anyhow,' he said, 'its got to be done. It's unfortunate that he should be the first to suffer.' I still held that it was not right to shoot him

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According to Trooper Botha, "When Ledeboer told Visser he was about to be shot, I heard Visser remind Lieutenant Morant through the interpreter that he had promised to spare his life if he had answered all his questions. Lieutenant Morant said, 'It is idle talk. We are going to shoot you,' or words

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According to Leach, however, Captain Hunt's broken neck would be consistent with a fall down the concrete steps after being wounded. The mutilations found on his body were also found on the bodies of the three dead Boers. Both sides blamed the other for the disfigurement of the dead. Hendrik Jacobs,

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In the meantime, on 3 August, Lieutenant George Witton led twenty BVC reinforcements – including a replacement for Morrison, Sergeant Major Ernest Hammett – from Pietersburg to Fort Edward, and they were met a few miles from the fort by Lieutenant Hannam who guided them

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Taylor recruited a team of intelligence operatives drawn from local Boers, and the task of A Squadron was to assist Taylor by following up on intelligence he gathered about Boer movements. Robertson was unsuited to his command, permissive with the men and not respected by them. He distrusted his men

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where they wined and dined for several days awaiting the departure of their ship to England. Morant claimed that he did not have the funds immediately available to pay his extensive hotel bill, but that it should be forwarded to Admiral Morant in Devon and would be promptly paid. The manager agreed.

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Around this time, Morant's personal circumstances were increasingly straitened, and this continued until early 1900 as he reached his mid-30s. Pursued by many creditors, he was no longer young, his clothes were shabby, he looked careworn, and his alcohol-affected facial features were less attractive

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In response to the letter written by Trooper Cochrane, Colonel Hall summoned all Fort Edward officers and noncommissioned officers to Pietersburg on 21 October 1901. All were met by a party of mounted infantry five miles (8 km) outside Pietersburg on the morning of 23 October 1901 and "brought

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in camp at Pietersburg till the inquiry is finished. So deeply do we deplore the opprobrium which must be inseparably attached to these crimes that scarcely a man once his time is up can be prevailed to reenlist in this corps. Trusting for the credit of thinking you will grant the inquiry we seek."

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of the BVC, Major Robert Lenahan, of being "privy to these misdeamenours. It is for this reason that we have taken the liberty of addressing this communication direct to you." After listing numerous civilian witnesses who could confirm their allegations, Trooper Cochrane concluded, "Sir, many of us

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later announced, "Their investigation lasted from 8–11 September 1901. They found the grave and marked it with stones and a wooden cross, so that later, when the roads were once again open to free travel, they would be able to find the body again for re-burial at the Makapaanspoort Mission Station.

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soldiers who were lying in the grass. Rev. Daniel Hesse recognized one of the prisoners as the head schoolmaster of our village, an extremely nice Dutchman named ... Daniel went straight up and spoke to him. The schoolmaster said that he and the other prisoners were very uneasy as to their ultimate

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On 20 August 1901, Captain Taylor received a report from his agent Henry Ledeboer, saying that eight Boer prisoners had surrendered to him and to BVC Trooper A.S. Petrie near the Swiss-run Elim Hospital. BVC Sergeant J.C. Wrench and a patrol of eight men were sent to intercept the party and to take

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In the very early hours of the following morning, Hunt's force dismounted about 1.6 km (1 mi) away from the Viljoen farmhouse and approached on foot. The building consisted of the living quarters in the centre with stables on either end. Hunt planned to approach the farmhouse, call out to

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and his family, who ran the nearby Mendingen Mission. Reuter was on good terms with the BVC, probably due to his familiarity with the Eland family. While he was there, Reuter told Hunt that Viljoen's commando had established camp in the Duivelskloof (Devil's Gully) near the mission, from which they

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On 4 July, a platoon of 2GH led by Lieutenant Alexander Best were guarding a train which was blown up near Potgietersrus then attacked by a force of Boers numbering around 150. Holding out for as long as they could, ten of the Gordons, including Best, were killed, and eleven wounded. Eland recorded

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Pass. On 16 May Morant paraded his troop and read a message from Kitchener praising the BVC for its good work. A concentration camp was established near Pietersburg on 11 May, and within a month it held 2,000 Boers, and sometimes as many as 4,000. During its brief existence, 88 women prisoners, 523

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On arrival in South Africa inquiring about opportunities, Morant was referred to Lenehan, and while Lenehan later stated that his impression of Morant in Australia would not have induced him to offer him a commission as an officer, he felt that previous Morant's service in South Africa had made him

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would use, and were ill-prepared for the war of mobility forced upon them. French became aware of Morant's knowledge and skill with horses, and arranged for him to be transferred to his remount section, where he broke in newly arrived horses, and by non-regulation methods obtained better horses for

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replaced Robert McClelland as attorney general on 12 December 2011. On 9 May 2012, she indicated that the Australian government would not pursue the issue further with the British, as there was no doubt that the three men had committed the killings for which they were convicted, and the Australian

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The most important primary source, the official record of the court-martial, vanished after the trial, and its location remains a mystery. A report on the case from Kitchener to the Australian Governor-General (published in the Australian press on 7 April 1902) quotes Kitchener as saying that "the

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According to Charles Leach, "The British military authorities granted compensation to Mrs. Heese for the death of her husband despite the court finding Handcock not guilty. Surely this is also an 'admission' that the killer was a British soldier? That Handcock was found not guilty by the court for

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in Pietersburg and, as such, became involved with some of the descendants of the Bushveldt Carbineers victims. He was deeply committed to the cause of justice by way of compensation for the families of those victims and he soon became well known in the town and surrounding district. The proceeding

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from Lord Kitchener, whose Melrose House Headquarters was very close to Pretoria Prison. According to Robertson, Kitchener signed both death warrants in front of him. As Kitchener handed the documents over, the Commander in Chief glared at the disgraced captain and said, "Think yourself lucky that

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In a letter to the Berlin Missionary Society, Rev. Heese's wife Johanna wrote, "As he turned a corner he saw a wagon with 8 Boers who had surrendered—that is given up their arms, and they were now, as they thought, to be taken to some sort of camp. They were guarded by Lieutenants and Handcock of

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As the patrol continued their pursuit of the Letaba Commando, Visser was carried along. Trooper Botha continues: "In the morning similar questions were again asked him by Lieutenant Morant, who again promised to spare his life if he answered truthfully. Visser answered every question truthfully as

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Significantly, Morant did not see Hunt's body himself; according to Witton, Morant arrived about an hour after the burial. He questioned the men about Hunt's death and, convinced that he had been murdered in cold blood, he again vowed to take no prisoners. Witton alleges that Morant then declared

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The detachment sent protect Reuter and his family on their return journey had then conducted a reconnaissance patrol to locate Viljoen's commando. At dawn on 30 July, BVC Trooper James Christie – a New Zealand farmer in his civilian life – had sent a messenger back to

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On 1 August a B Squadron patrol commanded by Picton captured two Boers on horseback about 9.7 km (6 mi) from the fort. The same patrol then set an ambush and subsequently captured seven wagons, two Cape carts, fourteen Boers, about seventeen rifles with ammunition, and about fifty women

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One of the BVC troopers who had been a member of Oldham's patrol that shot the six surrendering Boers was Barend van Buuren, himself a Boer. Disturbed by what had happened, that evening he approached relatives of the dead Boers who were being held in at the camp, and pointed out the members of the

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were waved to signify surrender. The Boers, who included 12-year-old Petrus Geyser and a sick old man, were disarmed and then shot by the side of the road, and in the case of the old man, while he lay in a wagon. The Boers offered no resistance at all. Taylor, Robertson and Handcock arrived at the

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to the south. On 4 May, Morant led the 22-strong No. 1 Troop of B Squadron of the BVC from Pietersburg to establish themselves at a base occupied by two companies of 2WR at Strydpoort Pass near Potgietersrus, south west of Pietersburg. Morant's second-in-command was Sergeant Frank Eland, a settler

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Joe West, a British Bushveldt Carbineers researcher, wrote in response: "Charles Leach's impressive research has revealed that the crimes of Morant and his associates were worse than originally thought. In today's day and age Morant and Handcock plus several others would be arraigned before a War

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6. The shooting of Roelf van Staden and his sons Roelf and Christiaan, near Fort Edward on 7 September 1901. All were coming in to surrender in the hope of gaining medical treatment for teenaged Christiaan, who was suffering from recurring bouts of fever. Instead, they were met at the Sweetwaters

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BVC Trooper R.M. Cochrane recalled the fallout from Visser's murder, "After the shooting of the wounded Boer, F. Visser, the faithful Kaffirs refused to reveal the whereabouts of their Boer masters. Presumably, they tended them themselves in the bush. One Kaffir, when commanded by Capt. Taylor to

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On 2 July, Taylor received intelligence that a group of six Boers in two covered wagons were approaching Sweetwaters Farm to surrender. After conferring with Taylor and Handcock, Robertson ordered the squadron sergeant major, Kenneth Morrison, to send out a patrol to meet the Boers and shoot them

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from the district who Morant considered an excellent non-commissioned officer and with whom he quickly established a warm friendship. In the early morning the day after arriving at Strydpoort, Morant took a patrol out, following receipt of intelligence, and captured five Boers without casualties.

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duly printed it a month later. In it, Morant made three false claims: that he was the son of a Colonel Morant of Renmark; that he had been commissioned as a lieutenant in the South African Constabulary; and that he was on six month's leave of absence before taking up his appointment back in South

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By late September 1900, with Burleigh accepting Roberts' contention that the war was almost over, Morant decided to travel to England with the war correspondent when he returned home. To keep his options open for a return to South Africa, he attempted to secure a place with the police force being

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According to South African historian Charles Leach, "In the opinion of many South Africans, particularly descendants of victims as well as other involved persons in the far Northern Transvaal, justice was only partially achieved by the trial and the resultant sentences. The feeling still prevails

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and the Australian Federation process. A significant quantity of badly damaged documents found in the bag were discarded by the anonymous finder before he realised the significance of the trove. The anonymous finder – known only as "Mr Collector" – subsequently donated the items to Tenterfield's

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Morant's devotees, however, argue that he and Handcock were unfairly singled out for punishment even though many other British soldiers were known to have committed summary executions of Boer prisoners. In their opinion, the two Australians were made scapegoats by the British, who were intent on

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on Morant's orders shortly after they were both acquitted in 1902. At the time, Maj. Thomas was still unable to forgive himself for having failed to save Morant and Handcock's lives and had continued battling for decades to prove his clients innocence and to keep the case in the public eye. Upon

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and members of Rev. Reuter's congregation. Furthermore, according to a letter from Bushveldt Carbineers officer Alfred Haserick to the mother of Sergeant Frank Eland, Rev. Reuter had supplied the ammunition used in the same attack. According to Davey, it should therefore come as no surprise that

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On 1 June, Morant and Eland unsuccessfully sought permission from the major in charge of the 2WR troops at Strydpoort to conduct a 110 km (70 mi) patrol. Morant travelled several times between the new camp near Strydpoort and Pietersburg in the first half of June. In mid-June, Morant's

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A shortish man, large features, small eyes (too close together), clean shaven, his skin red with alcohol, a horsey look about his dress, the manners and speech of a gentleman, of surprising physical courage (particularly on horseback), quite destitute of moral courage or moral principle; fond of

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promised to tell the truth about a war crime. Instead the book offered a half-truth, one that painted the perpetrators as the victims and the judges as the villains. The half-truth was what many Australians wanted to hear and Witton's book became a rotten prop for a bogus legend that would help

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In reply to your telegram, Morant, Handcock and Witton were charged with twenty separate murders, including one of a German missionary who had witnessed other murders. Twelve of these murders were proved. From the evidence it appears that Morant was the originator of these crimes which Handcock

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The court-martial of Morant and his co-accused began on 16 January 1902 and was conducted in several stages. Two main hearings were conducted at Pietersburg in relatively relaxed conditions; one concerned the shooting of Visser, the other the "Eight Boers" case. A large number of depositions by

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When the surviving members of the patrol returned to Medingen Mission Station, Rev. Reuter asked them about their officers and "was told a confusing and contradictory story of what had happened". Decades later, Rev. Reuter's daughter recalled in a televised interview, "My father roused on them,

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In early July, a report from an intelligence agent operating in the northern Transvaal was received by Hall in Pietersberg alleging "poor discipline, unconfirmed murders, drunkenness, and general lawlessness in the Spelonken". The report also alleged that Robertson had sexually assaulted a Boer

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in Pretoria was tasked with establishing the regiment, initially titled the Bushveldt Mounted Rifles, but quickly renamed the Bushveldt Carbineers (BVC), The numbers of such men who came forward fell far short of the five hundred needed to form the unit, the loyalty of some of those who did was

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According to historian Charles Leach, "During the 2002 Anglo-Boer War Centenary Celebrations, an extremely well planned and presented reenactment of the Court-Martial was produced in Pietersburg. The organizing committee comprising a team of historians and enthusiasts was headed by Prof. Louis

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5. The orders, given by BVC Lt Charles H.G. Hannam, to shoot at a wagon train containing Afrikaner women and children who were coming in to surrender at Fort Edward, on 5 September 1901. The ensuing gunfire caused the deaths of two boys, aged five and 13 years, and the wounding of a 9-year-old

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While Fort Edward was being established – including the construction of barbed wire entanglements, picket barricades and entrenchments – patrolling commenced. A fifteen-man patrol under Hannam departed with four days' rations on 16 July aiming to deal with restive

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Morant's life, exploits, trial and execution have been examined in several books and numerous press and internet articles, but as noted above, each account varies very considerably from the others in both the facts presented and their interpretation. There are facts intermingled with fiction.

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near Bandolierkop on the afternoon of 23 August 1901. Rev. Heese had spiritually counselled the Dutch and Afrikaner victims that morning and had angrily protested to Lt Morant at Fort Edward upon learning of their deaths. Trooper Cochrane alleged that the killer of Rev. Heese was BVC Lt Peter

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Trooper Botha later recalled, "I generally acted as interpreter for Lt Morant. On the evening on which Visser was captured, I acted in that capacity. I asked Visser by Lieutenant Morant's request how Capt. Hunt was killed. He replied that he was killed in a fair fight, shot through the chest.

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When Morant's patrol, comprising mixed elements of B Squadron as most of his own troop was otherwise employed, returned to Fort Edward on the morning of 31 July, they brought with them 18 captured Boers, along with their women and children, 15 wagons, 30 rifles and 500 head of cattle. When he

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and had "left without discharging his liability" of sixteen pounds and thirteen shillings. The letter concluded, "We shall esteem it a favour if you will let us know the course we had better adopt. We are averse to taking the matter to court till we had heard from you." This letter arrived at

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250 km (160 mi) north east of Adelaide, where he obtained free food and accommodation by convincing a local member of the Morant clan that he was a relative. Having few prospects if he remained in Australia, Morant soon gathered a few members of the local rifle club and rode back to

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for committing murder on active service – one of the first such prosecutions in British military history. According to military prosecutors, Morant retaliated for the death in combat of his squadron commander – a close friend – with a series of

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On 27 July, Hunt and Handcock left Fort Edward in a cart, escorted by Eland and another sergeant. They left just after midday with half an hour's notice and headed for the Ellerton gold mine, about 89 km (55 mi) from Fort Edward. Hunt expected to meet someone at Fonseca's

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more suitable. Lenehan was also swayed by Morant's false claim that he had previously been granted a commission in the South African Constabulary. On 1 April 1901 Lenehan granted Morant a commission as a lieutenant in the BVC and sent him to join the regiment on its advance north.

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According to South African historian Charles Leach, "Several eminent South African historians, local enthusiasts and commentators share the opinion that had it not been for the murder of the Reverend Heese, none of the other Bushveldt Carbineers murders would have gone to trial."

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Morant's patrol left Fort Edward on 16 September 1901 with orders from Lenehan that Kelly and his men were to be captured and brought back alive if possible. Covering 130 miles (210 km) in a week of hard riding, they left their horses 2 miles (3.2 km) from Kelly's

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Captain de Bertodano later denounced Witton's account, saying, "It is mostly a garbled and untrue version of the facts." The Captain added, however, that, "When the book was published, it was largely bought up by the Govt. as a false presentation of what occurred."

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That night, Morant, Picton, Handcock and Witton had a last supper together; at Morant's request, he and Handcock were allowed to spend their last night in the same cell. Morant spent most of the night writing and then penned a final sardonic verse, which he titled,

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Farm near Fort Edward by a party consisting of Lts. Morant and Handcock, joined by BVC Sgt. Maj. Hammet, Corp. MacMahon, and Troopers Hodds, Botha, and Thompson. Roelf van Staden and both his sons were then shot, allegedly after being forced to dig their own graves.

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learned that a convoy under Lieutenant Neel had arrived from Pietersburg the previous day, just in time to reinforce Captain Taylor against a strong Boer force that attacked the fort. During the encounter, one Carbineer was wounded and several horses were shot.

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The squad consisted of BVC Troopers A.J. Petrie, J.J. Gill, Wild, and T.J. Botha. Trooper Christie watched as the Lobedu lifted Visser out of the cape cart in a blanket and laid him down twenty yard away in a sitting position with his back to the firing squad.

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However, Hamish Paterson, a South African military historian and a member of the Military History Society, has emphasised that the Bushveldt Carbineers were a British Imperial unit, not an Australian one: technically, the two "Aussies" were British officers.

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About a week later, reports began to circulate that Reverend Heese had been found shot along the Pietersburg road about 15 miles (24 km) from the fort on his way to Pietersburg to report the activities of Morant and his group to the British authorities.

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in the regular army had been short and it can be supposed that his knowledge of military law was limited. At the courts-martial several witnesses, Sergeant S. Robertson and Lieutenants Morant, Handcock, and Picton mentioned that Hunt had given orders that

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A letter dated 23 January 1901 was sent to Admiral Morant by the Mount Nelson Hotel stating that Harry Morant had stayed there during November 1900, while claiming to be the Admiral's son. Harry Morant had further claimed to be a war correspondent for the

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When news of Hunt's death reached the fort, Morant immediately ordered every available man out on patrol and broke down and cried while giving the news to the men. Captain Taylor then ordered the patrol to avenge the combat death of their captain and to,

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at Bridgwater. Morant's father died in August 1864, four months before Edwin Henry was born. Despite her reduced circumstances following her husband's death, after four applications and help from her contacts Catherine was able send her son to the local

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Soon afterwards, acting on a report that three armed Boer commandos were travelling to the fort, Morant took Handcock and several other men to intercept them. After the Boers surrendered with a white flag, they were taken prisoner, disarmed and shot.

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had their rations in the camps halved. As they were no longer able to receive food and supplies from Boer civilians, the commandos began a practice of derailing trains in order to take and use food and supplies that were intended for British forces.

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As, "rumours had been seeping in to Pietersburg of the behaviour of the Carbineers", Captain de Bertodano decided to begin an investigation. He later recalled, however, "We could get no further information from Fort Edward about this affair, as the

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started shooting. He claims to have been told by Henry Ledeboer after shooting the Dutchman that the man who lunged at him was "a most notorious scoundrel" and "the head of a band of marauders". The bodies of all eight victims were then buried in a

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Morant shamelessly drew upon the generosity of others – often claiming to have been robbed – and routinely failed to pay back loans or pay bills he owed, moving on before the debts caught up with him. In 1889, while in

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Different commentators have taken the diary entry either to mean that an order to take no prisoners did exist, exonerating Morant and Handcock, or that they had clearly acted wrongly by accepting a surrender from the Boers but then shooting them.

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becoming engaged to her sister. In 2020, it was revealed through the discovery of four different marriage certificates that Hunt had personally signed, that Morant's claims about his trip to England with Hunt were false. Hunt had actually been in

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was killed attempting to go to Hunt's aid, as was at least one Lobedu warrior. On the Boer side, Barend Viljoen, his brother J.J. Viljoen, and G. Hartzenberg were killed. The dead of both sides were left behind by their retreating comrades.

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during February 2010. The petition has been severely criticised in South Africa, specifically by descendants of the Viljoen brothers who were killed in the skirmish with Hunt and Eland and by the descendants of the family of Rev. Heese.

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parish. In a signed deposition, Trooper van der Westhuizen said that he believed that the only reason why Carl Smit had been included with the other prisoners was that Henry Ledeboer's father-in-law, Monty Ash, owed Smit the sum of £130.

1243:, who went out with the Second Contingent as corporal, is now in England, and is visiting friends in Devonshire." In reality, Morant was not at this time a member of the British Army or the South African Constabulary, and held no rank. 2793:. The third is a letter about the case, written by Witton to Major Thomas during 1929, which was kept secret at Witton's request until 1970. In it, Witton suggests that although Handcock confessed to the crimes, he did so under duress. 2260:

2. In relation to what was dubbed "The Van Buuren Incident", Lieut. Handcock was charged with murder and Maj. Lenehan was charged as follows: "When on active service by culpable neglect failing to make a report which it was his duty to

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the whole of the party would have been caught as every other man in the patrol will testify. Instead of going close up as he could easily have done and so closing the cordon, he started firing at 2000 yards and would not go nearer."

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During 2002, a group of Australians travelled to South Africa and held a service at the Pretoria graveside to commemorate the execution on the morning of its hundredth anniversary. The service was also attended by the Australian

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stockmen into bare-knuckle fistfights. Morant would encourage an Aboriginal stockman to fight a few rounds with him by initially hiding his true boxing skills, then reveal them by beating him severely. He developed skills as a

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of Pietersburg. The first session of the court occurred on 6 November 1901 and continued for four weeks. Deliberations continued for further two weeks, at which time it became known that the indictments would be as follows:

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by violating the neutrality expected of missionaries. Even though the missionary had opposed their involvement, some of the Lobedu warriors who fought with Captain Hunt during the attack on the Viljoen Farm were converts to

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A comprehensive record of the trial of Morant and Handcock, complete with a large number of depositions by members of the BVC and other witnesses of the deeds of Morant and Handcock, appears in Arthur Davey's publication,

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According to South African historian Arthur Davey, "...Hunt was only 28 when he was killed and therefore younger than his subordinates, Morant and Handcock, and only a year older than the hapless Witton. His tenure as a

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wearing the uniform of a lieutenant in the South African Constabulary. He was noticed by an Australian journalist who spoke to him and wrote in a South Australian newspaper published in March that "Lieutenant Morant, of

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As the afternoon wore on, all the prisoners could clearly hear the sound of coffins being built in the nearby workshop. At 16:00 hours, Witton was told he would be leaving for England at five o'clock the next morning.

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after carrying him for so far. But as up to this time Morant and I had been good friends, I said no more, but tore off my 'B.V.C.' badge and cursed such a form of soldiering. Then we saddled up and trekked for home."

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In early June, Taylor had been accompanied by 60 men of A Squadron of the BVC commanded by Captain James Robertson to establish a base at Sweetwaters Farm about 130 km (80 mi) north of Pietersberg in the

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commanded the Cavalry Division, which was struggling with the quantity and quality of the horses it had been supplied, many of which came from Argentina and Hungary. The British had not anticipated the tactics the

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In the same way, they also found the body of the Black servant. He had not yet been buried. So they buried him at the same place where they found him—he was a heathen, Ndebele from Chief Hans Mapala's location in

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jail. The warrant for his arrest described him as 173 centimetres (5 ft 8 in) tall, stout build, with brown hair and moustache, slight stammer in speech and "boasts of aristocratic friends in England".

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verdicts and sentences." The decision was supported by Australian military historian Craig Wilcox and by South African local historian Charles Leach, but Jim Unkles continues to campaign for a judicial inquiry.

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Kelly, an Irish-Boer commando whose farm was in the district. Kelly had fought against the British in the main actions of the war, and after returning to his home he had become a commando rather than surrender.

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At 05:00 hours on 27 February, Witton was taken away and was allowed to say a brief farewell to Morant and Handcock, but was only allowed to see them through the small gate in the cell door and clasped hands.

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information about the murders of Boer POWs and the assassination of Rev. Heese. The latter killing had been committed, according to the boys at Fort Edward, by Lieut. Peter Handcock under orders from Morant.

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On the morning of 9 August 1901, Morant assigned a few men to guard the Mendingen Mission, which George Witton alleges the Boers had threatened to burn down in reprisal for Rev. Reuter's ties to the British.

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on 4 July 1901. Trooper van Buuren, an Afrikaner, had "disapproved" of the killings at Valdezia, and had informed the victims' wives and children, who were imprisoned at Fort Edward, of what had happened.

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and James Huntley Robertson, and relayed by Sgt. Maj. K.C.B. Morrison to Sgt. D.C. Oldham. The actual killing was alleged to have been done by Sgt. Oldham and BVC Troopers Eden, Arnold, Brown, Heath, and

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Between 1 and 8 April, Plumer's column, including the BVC, pushed north and occupied Pietersburg. On the advance to Pietersburg, the BVC was tasked with responding to Boer mining of the railway line near

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and handling of the claims involved an exhausting amount of correspondence and bureaucratic dealing with numerous military as well as governmental departments and offices, most of which were located in

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According to BVC Trooper Edward Powell, "After being captured he was conveyed in a cape cart about fifteen miles. When we outspanned, I heard that Lieutenants Morant, Handcock, and Picton would hold a

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Before taking his place in the firing squad, Trooper Botha told Trooper Christie about Visser, "I know him good. I went to school with him. I don't like to do it, but they will shoot me if I don't."

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the shooting of both Reverend Heese and his driver was perhaps due to a proper, professional investigation into the murder. The finding of not guilty will never in itself absolve him of suspicion."

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and then escorted them safely to Pietersburg. The British commandant, Colonel Hall, sent Morant a message congratulating him on the success of his mission, after which Morant took two weeks' leave.

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demanded an explanation from Kitchener who, on 5 April 1902, sent a telegram to the Australian Governor-General, which was published in its entirety in the Australian press. It reads as follows:

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According to BVC Trooper Albert van der Westhuizen, "He told us to scout as we went along as a large number of Boers were close at hand. We did not scout, as we knew this all to be moonshine."

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Although the Bushveldt Carbineers later alleged that all eight victims were Commando members, in reality, only five of them, Westerhof, Smit, Logenaar, Du Preez, and Pauskie were added to the

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proceedings have been sent home" . Whatever their actual fate, the transcripts have not been seen since the trial and evidently not even the Australian government was granted access to them.

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According to Charles Leach, however, "This is contradictory to the Pretoria Prison Admission Register, where they both indicated their membership in Christian churches: Morant as Ch. of E. (

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According to Trooper Christie, "I said that Captain Hunt had died a soldier's death—that he was killed in a 'fair go' and beyond being stripped, there was no maltreatment of him and how the

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The South African Government also erected a series of monuments to mark the locations of some of the incidents, including that of the nighttime battle at Duivelskloof, and the site of the

1157: – to safeguard law and order in the occupied Boer republics. For help with this task Morant looked to useful bureaucrats in the administration. One of these was Lieutenant 7027: 2969:

Australian Attorney General. On Monday, 27 February 2012, in a speech delivered to the House of Representatives on the hundred-and-tenth anniversary of the sentencing of the three men,

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1. In what became known as "The Six Boers Case", Captains Robertson and Taylor, as well as Sgt. Maj. Morrison, were charged with committing the offence of murder while on active service.

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in modern Australia, representing a turning point for Australians' self-determination and independence from British rule. Their court-martial and death have been the subject of books, a

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4. In relation to what was incorrectly dubbed "The Eight Boers Case", Lieuts. Morant, Handcock, and Witton were charged with, "While on active service committing the offence of murder."

750: – about 465 km (289 mi) further to the south west, but was acquitted of the stealing charges. His wife, who later became Daisy Bates – a noted 5877: 897:"The Breaker", "The B", "B", Harry Morant, HM, and "Apollo Beledere". Through this work, which helped fund his drinking, he made the acquaintance of the famous Australian bush poets 735:

and his new wife threw him out. Murrant had promised the minister that the necessary funds would be arriving soon from his aristocratic family in England, but the money never came.

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on 3 April 1902, however, has his last words as "Take this thing (the blindfold) off," and on its removal, "Be sure and make a good job of it!" Witton wrote that he was by then at

711: – about 136 km (85 mi) south west of Townsville – and upon arrival he made an immediate impression on the locals with his drinking, jokes, 7127: 1551:

According to the memoirs of Hendrik Adriaan Jacobs, the Viljoen Commando knew that an attack was coming. The members of the Commando, however, were "feverish" from the effects of

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who were causing problems and would not provide any information about Boer movements. He also told them that there was a 300-strong Boer commando on the other side of the

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According to South African historian Arthur Davey, "If Taylor enriched himself through the acquisition of Boer cattle, his lasting prosperity was not ensured by it. The

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was delivered by BVC Lt Harry Picton. The slaying of Floris Visser was in retaliation for the combat death of Morant's close friend, BVC Captain Percy Frederik Hunt, at

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7. In relation to what became known as "The Three Boers Case", Lts. Morant and Handcock were charged with, "While on active service committing the offence of murder."

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Lieutenant Morant then approached Trooper Christie and said, "I know it's hard times for him, but it's got to be done, see how the Boers knocked Captain Hunt about."

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to be sent by the government of that colony to serve as part of the British Empire forces fighting in South Africa during the Second Boer War. Morant embarked as a

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receiving Witton's letter and realizing the degree to which his deceased clients had manipulated him, Maj. Thomas was, by all accounts, completely beside himself.

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Upon approaching the Boers, who were also herding one hundred head of oxen, Oldham's advanced patrol of seven men fired a few shots, but no fire was returned and

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incorrectly claimed by ABC radio that the executed men did not have legal representation at the Courts Martial. In fact, Major J. F. Thomas represented the men.

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3. In relation to "The Visser Incident", Lts. Morant, Handcock, Witton, and Picton were charged with "While on active service committing the offence of murder."

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The two quickly struck up a friendship. At the time, Hunt was a marriage registrar in the administration, and had served with the scouts of Lieutenant General

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Mrs. Carel Smit, whose church deacon husband had also been murdered in the Eight Boers Case, received £100, plus an additional £100 for each of her children.

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concealing the existence of the "take no prisoners" policy against Boer insurgents – a policy which, they claim, had been promulgated by Kitchener himself.

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and the British Army's Intelligence Department was pegged at 22. Local research has subsequently revealed at least 36 known victims, both Black and White."

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and was informed by letter that the trial transcripts, like almost all others dating from between 1850 and 1914, had "been destroyed under statute" by the

2246:, was convened on 16 October 1901. The president of the court was Col. H.M. Carter, who was assisted by Captain E. Evans and Major Wilfred N. Bolton, the 937:, and Thomas – who later became Morant's defence lawyer when he was court martialed in South Africa. Thomas had travelled from his home in 5436: 1430: 5955: 7037: 2635: 2856:

Morant's trial. However, Wallace was writing an overall account of the Australians' role in South Africa, not the life of Morant, Handcock or Witton.

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carried out in cold-blooded manner. The murders were committed in the wildest parts of the Transvaal, known as Spelonken, about eighty miles north of

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had been issued for Morant to appear on the same charge, but it had not been served because he had fled to Gunnedah in north eastern New South Wales.

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exercise in the way of sport, he would never willingly exert himself to earn an honest shilling if he could borrow it off no matter whom; a confirmed

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Despite Morant and Handcock's acquittal for the murder of Reverend Heese, the missionary's widow, Johanna Heese, received £5000 from the War Office.

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that the Commander-in-Chief was not expected back for several days. Thomas pleaded with Kelly to have the executions stayed until he could appeal to

1501:. On 18 July, a parade and festivities were held to "christen" the fort, and there were several visitors, including the Reverend Fritz Reuter of the 1437:, was also active in the area, and the area of operations was far more active than the relatively quiescent area then being patrolled by B Squadron. 1390:

The troop mounted daily patrols and often escorted officers travelling between their base and Pietersburg. No. 2 Troop was established at the nearby

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Lt. Morant told Sgt. Wrench's patrol to ride on about a mile ahead. Morant also said, "If you hear shots in front of you gallop back to the wagon."

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5. In relation to the slaying of Rev Heese, Lts. Morant and Handcock were charged with, "While on active service committing the offence of murder."

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Mrs. Pieternella Jacoba Vahrmeijer, whose school teacher husband had been murdered under Morant's orders in the Eight Boers Case, received a £100

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After leaving the Mendingen Mission, Lt. Morant led his men back to the Viljoen farmhouse. It had been abandoned, so they tracked the retreating

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gathered his followers and re-established his own commando, as he was unable to accept British occupation of his territory. Another Boer leader,

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schoolteachers, who had been captured at the Elim Hospital in Valdezia, on the morning of 23 August 1901. The firing squad consisted of BVC Lt.

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The BVC area of operations was the Zoutpansberg district – nearly one third of the Transvaal – was bounded by the

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Members of the Second Contingent of the South Australian Mounted Rifles prior to their departure for South Africa. Morant is third from the left

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The Legend of Breaker Morant is DEAD and BURIED: A South African version of the Bushveldt Carbineers in the Zoutpansberg, May 1901 – April 1902

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allowing him to travel freely, and promised to report himself at the camp and bring his passport with him. The prisoners were then removed..."

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Four weeks after their marriage, Murrant was charged with stealing a saddle and thirty-two pigs. When arrested, he began denying writing false

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The Legend of Breaker Morant is Dead and Buried: a South African version of the Bushveldt Carbineers in the Zoutpansberg: May 1901–April 1902

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reveal the whereabouts of a wounded Boer, curtly replied, 'Kona', which was a direct refusal. Capt. Taylor shot him dead with his revolver."

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On 13 January 1900, Morant enlisted – under the name Henry Horland Morrant – with the second contingent of the

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while cranking his car engine, and died in hospital on 14 August 1942, at the age of 68. He lies buried with his first wife Mary Witton in

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The known names of the victims were C.P.J. Smit, M. Logenaar, M. Baaukens, W.D. Vahrmeijer, G.K. Westerhof, B. Wouters, and J.J. Du Preez.

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in the South African Constabulary as a lieutenant. He then forwarded an account of the meeting to journalist friends in Adelaide, and the

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on 16 June 1923, Thomas wrote, "Morant was not an Australian, he was an Englishman, who came to this country for 'colonial experience'."

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Captain de Bertodano later recalled, "One afternoon walking through the Camp, I met Morant out for exercise with a young Lieut. of the

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On the orders of the officers, Visser was buried by the Lobedu in a shallow grave near Blas Perreira's Shop along the Koedoes River.

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The two daughters of Roelf van Staden, whose father and two brothers had been murdered in the Three Boers Case, received £200 each.

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withdrew from the area when it learned of the approach of the BVC, but soon after the BVC established camp, the retired Boer leader

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was appointed as area commandant based in Pietersburg, in overall command of the BVC and two infantry units: the 2nd Battalion, the

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Along with his propensity to avoid repaying loans and paying debts, Morant also had a reputation for animal cruelty and for goading

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however, believed that Lobedu witch-doctors were to blame. According to historian Charles Leach, accounts by French anthropologist

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and that Visser would probably be shot. Visser was in the cart all the time to the best of my belief and was not present at the

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Shortly before 06:00 hours, Morant and Handcock were led out of the fort at Pretoria to be executed by a firing squad from the

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The trial transcripts, like all others dating from between 1850 and 1914 but one, were later "destroyed under statute" by the

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According to South African historian Charles Leach, the man who lunged at Lt. Witton was Carl P.J. Smit, who was in reality a

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In the absence of the original trial records, three primary sources remain. The first is the report of the trial printed in

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Even though Floris Visser had revealed information that placed his comrades at risk, his name was posthumously added to the

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that he had, on occasion, ignored Hunt's orders to this effect in the past, but that he would carry them out in the future.

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Ready, aim, fire : Major James Francis Thomas, the fourth victim in the execution of Lieutenant Harry "Breaker" Morant

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on 5 June 1883. At the time, there was no difference in legal status, in either country, between people born in the UK and

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Breaker Morant: the epic story of the Boer War and Harry 'Breaker' Morant: drover, horseman, bush poet, murderer or hero?

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of the four Afrikaners and four Dutch schoolteachers who were shot on Lt. Morant's orders during "The Eight Boers Case".

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dismiss as fictitious Morant's claims that he was the son of Admiral Morant. Morant also claimed to have studied at the

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until he realised he was being arrested for stealing instead. He then used two cheques – which were soon

7017: 2462: 2398: 2304: 1938:, Lt. George Witton alleges that one of the eight victims, "a big powerful Dutchman", lunged at him moments before the 1588: 628: 557: 6841: 2390:!" On hearing this, Handcock asked, "What's a Pagan?" and after hearing the explanation, declared, "I'm a Pagan too!" 1721:

Morant continued, leading a patrol consisting of both members of the Bushveldt Carbineers and warriors from the local

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The body of Captain Percy Hunt was buried at the Medingen Mission Station, where a cross was later installed by the

7107: 7102: 2376: 1795:, the men objected and one of the Lieutenants shouted, "If you're so damn chicken-hearted, I'll shoot him myself." 954: 2711:. This change in policy is partly credited for no Australian deserters being executed during the First World War. 1283:

against British forces. In response, Baron Kitchener – now a substantive lieutenant general, local

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not to take prisoners. Despite this, Thomas was unable to establish that an order to that effect had been issued.

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6. No charges were filed for the three children who had been shot by the Bushveldt Carbineers near Fort Edward.

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Morant persuaded Lenehan to let him command a strong patrol out to search for a small Boer unit commanded by

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during April 1902; the second is George Witton's account of the events of 1901–02, contained in his book

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was commuted to life imprisonment by Lord Kitchener. Kitchener personally signed Morant's and Handcock's

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and regaled the governor and his wife with stories. After completing his training, he was appointed as a

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and four Dutch schoolteachers who had surrendered at the Elim Hospital, five of whom were members of the

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A frantic Major Thomas desperately tried to appeal to Lord Kitchener, but was informed by Major General

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Trooper Powell further alleged that the Lobedu danced "the war dance before Visser before he was shot".

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in South Australia where he also quickly wore out his welcome. He retreated to a cattle station outside

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This was true, according to South African historian Arthur Davey; Rev. Reuter, who had served with the

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set, through which he first made the acquaintance of a prominent Sydney solicitor, Robert Lenehan, the

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to participate in a hunt. On 5 November 1898 one of Morant's other acquaintances was convicted by the

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and shoot him. The squad consisted of BVC Troopers A.J. Petrie, J.J. Gill, Witton, and T.J. Botha. A

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The body of Captain Hunt was later found stripped, with his neck broken, his face stomped on with a

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talkative self. He claimed to Eland that Best and his men had been shot in cold blood by the Boers.

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in 1907 could, "allow a murderer to make money from his story", Wilcox continued, "George Witton's

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in central western Queensland, Morant was arrested, charged and convicted of obtaining money under

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Carvings from the Veldt: a pictorial history of rifle stock art from the Anglo Boer War 1899–1902

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During April 2016 it was announced that a person searching through rubbish at the council tip in

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of Pietersburg, relinquished his military appointment to become a civilian magistrate. He became

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On 25 February 1902, Ex-Captain Robertson was sent to personally collect Morant's and Handcock's

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4. The shooting, ordered by Capt. Taylor and Lt. Morant, of four surrendered Afrikaners and four

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After this, Murrant assumed the name Harry Harbord Morant, but was also known to use the surname

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The graves of Morant and Handcock were left unattended for many years, but after the release of

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and overall British commander in South Africa – implemented and expanded several

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Handcock. Although Cochrane made no mention of the fact, Rev. Heese's driver, a member of the

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Morant claimed, at a Court of Enquiry in South Africa, to have become engaged to a woman in

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Lt. Morant ordered Sgt. Wrench and his patrol to return to Fort Edward as an advance guard.

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One of the most well-known demonstrations of Morant's horsemanship occurred in 1897 at the

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and resigning his commission. Robertson submitted his resignation and quit the military.

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Major Thomas: the bush lawyer who defended Breaker Morant and took on the British Empire

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Schulenburg, Dr CAR. 'The Bushveldt Carbineers: a chapter from the Anglo-Boer War', in

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Leach also writes, "After the war, the total number of identified White victims of the

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schoolteachers who had come to the Northern Transvaal on a teaching contract funded in

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line was out of order! It always was when it suited Fort Edward not to communicate."

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Hearing the shots, the Viljoen Commando scattered. As his comrades fled, 20-year-old

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Shoot Straight, You Bastards': The True Story Behind The Killing of 'Breaker' Morant

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In the 'Afterword' to the 1982 reprint of Witton's book, G.A. Embleton states that

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According to Charles Leach, "After the war, Major Wilfred N. Bolton, 2nd Wilts and

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When asked if he wanted to see a clergyman, Morant replied indignantly, "No! I'm a

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during Morant's given timeline of these events, acting as a marriage commissioner.

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regiment to consist of loyalist Boers from the district. In mid-February 1901, the

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Official Records of the Australian Military Contingents to the War in South Africa

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Scapegoats of the Empire: the true story of Breaker Morant's bushveldt carbineers

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Breaker Morant: a horseman who made history: with a selection of his bush ballads

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George Witton was transported to naval detention quarters in England and then to

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in 1883 and for more than fifteen years he worked in a variety of occupations in

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Shoot straight, you bastards!: the truth behind the killing of "Breaker" Morant

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the staff, often under the cover of darkness. French also utilised Morant as a

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born overseas – a category that included a vast majority of people born in the

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Breaker Morant – Bushman and Buccaneer: Harry Morant: His 'ventures and verses

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The bag also contained newspaper clippings and books and papers pertaining to

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in which he had assisted. He became in later life a well known game ranger at

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even left Pretoria, whilst certain letters did arrive at their destinations."

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region. One of the officers accompanying A Squadron was Veterinary Lieutenant

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into town like criminals". Morant was arrested after returning from leave in

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player, and also as drinker and womaniser. A contemporary described him thus:

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Morant (still using the name Edwin Murrant) arrived in Queensland aboard the

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Born to fight: Major Charles Joseph Ross DSO, a definitive study of his life

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policies, which included destroying Boer farmsteads which could support the

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Later the same day, Major Lenehan arrived at Fort Edward for a rare visit.

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Henry Parkes School of Arts museum, where they are now on public display.

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district approached Kitchener and received approval for the raising of an

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During 1981, South African historian Dr. C.A.R. Schulenburg wrote to the

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Soon after the second hearing, the prisoners were put in irons, taken to

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A volley rang out and Visser fell backwards from his sitting position. A

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after his death continued by orders given personally by Captain Taylor.

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where it joined other Australian troops as part of the main advance to

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During 2012, South African historian Charles Leach published the book

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dead and dying warriors on the battlefield to set their spirits free.

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Soon after arriving in north Queensland, Murrant joined a travelling

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that not all the guilty parties were dealt with – the notorious

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once presented. Cutlack's story, said Wilcox, was based on Witton's

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As they stopped at Elim Hospital, the Troopers were noticed by Rev.

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Kitchener: comprising The road to Omdurman and Saviour of the realm

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Captain de Bertodano later wrote, "The BVC had been abolished. The

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Memorial Hospital on 24 October 1941. On 31 October 1941, a brief

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and heard the volley of shots that killed his comrades. However,

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who have fought throughout nearly the whole war while others are

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reveal that the traditional practice of the Lobedu people was to

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in New South Wales. A rough rider had brought a notoriously wild

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of 1948. Morant did not regard himself as Australian. His former

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Paterson, A.B, "The Late Lieutenant Morant: A Personal Sketch",

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The most widely known book is the best-selling Australian novel

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Only four of the eight prisoners were Afrikaners. The rest were

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when the latter had declared that the war was practically over.

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1980 Academy Award for a screenplay adapted from another source

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Intelligence Scout Henry Ledeboer was never prosecuted for the

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In Search of Breaker Morant: balladist and bushveldt carbineer

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Australia's Boer war : the war in South Africa 1899–1902

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Reports of November 1901 of the Mission Head Office in Berlin

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The area of operations of the Bushveldt Carbineers, northern

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Returning to South Africa, Morant received a commission as a

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standing over the joint grave of Morant and Handcock (1902).

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to South Africa. The group left a new marker on the grave.

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Literature on Morant and conflicting theories about the case

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Australian military personnel killed in the Second Boer War

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men and boys and the theft of their money and livestock at

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2. The shooting of BVC Trooper B.J. van Buuren by BVC Lt.

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were then court-martialled for the murder of the Reverend

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fire, Captain Hunt was shot through the chest. Sergeant

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The Bushveldt Carbineers and the Pietersburg Light Horse

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Military history of Australia during the Second Boer War

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On 4 October 1901, a letter signed by 15 members of the

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In response to the depredations of the commandos in the

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After the capture of Pretoria, South Australian Colonel

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Australia's Boer War: the war in South Africa 1899–1902

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Shoot straight, you bastards! Don't make a mess of it!.

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who, like Morant, was a lover of both horses and polo.

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on 2 July 1901. The orders had been given by Captains

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asking how they could leave their Captain like that."

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A petition to pardon Morant and Handcock was sent to

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As soon as he arrived in London, Morant visited the

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Boer War officer executed for war crimes (1864–1902)

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Goodbye Dolly Gray : the story of the Boer War

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South Africa: Charles Leach, Louis Trichardt. 5736:"Wartime Issue 18 | The Australian War Memorial" 3489: 1250: 1195:for South Australia – the former 765:. He often claimed to have been born in 1865 in 484:with an irregular regiment – the 6086: 4873: 3181: 3129: 2576:In 1929, George Witton revealed in a letter to 2573:Australia win a cultural war of independence." 1055:on 27 February 1900, and were at first sent to 707:which was making its way to the mining town of 6760: 6598: 5875: 5617: 5409: 3657: 3519: 2159:The ambush and fatal shooting of the Reverend 1572:boot, and with his legs slashed with a knife. 1226:In early February, Morant participated in the 214:Church Street Cemetery, Pretoria, South Africa 7003:20th-century executions by the United Kingdom 6281: 5928:Linda van der Westhuizen (26 November 2010). 5670:van der Westhuizen, Linda (27 January 2012). 5451: 2873:'s 1978 successful and widely acclaimed play 1896:, Rev. Heese and his driver, a member of the 415:, 9 December 1864 – 27 February 1902) was an 6804:"Harry Harbord (Breaker) Morant (1864–1902)" 6608:. New South Wales. 2 October 1970. p. 3 6035:"Breaker Morant relics found on rubbish tip" 1539:Attack at Duivelskloof and the death of Hunt 1479: 1295:and interning Afrikaner non-combatants into 6881: 6410:. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 6137:Breaker Morant and the Bushveldt Carbineers 5502:"Witton's Letter to Thomas 21 October 1929" 2764:Breaker Morant and the Bushveldt Carbineers 1791:, when Morant ordered the patrol to form a 1179:in late October and stayed at the palatial 1136:, and Burleigh was present with Roberts in 1132:' advance from Pretoria to the border with 6267:. Hectorville: Book Agencies of Adelaide. 6194: 6067: 5904:"UK right to reject Breaker Morant review" 5800: 5761:"Diary sinks reputation of Breaker Morant" 5710:"Diary sinks reputation of Breaker Morant" 5260: 4596: 4584: 4560: 4548: 4536: 4512: 4497: 4485: 4473: 4422: 4386: 4362: 4323: 4299: 4284: 4260: 4248: 4236: 4224: 4212: 4182: 4167: 4155: 4116: 4104: 4092: 4080: 4068: 4041: 3999: 3987: 3945: 3921: 3909: 3897: 3873: 3834: 3819: 3795: 3783: 3771: 3759: 3747: 3732: 3720: 3708: 3696: 3684: 3672: 3645: 3618: 3594: 3582: 3570: 3546: 3462: 3450: 3423: 3390: 3378: 3366: 3354: 3315: 3277: 3256: 3220: 3208: 3169: 3157: 3031:Photo of the grave of Morant and Handcock. 2796:More recently in 2004, a diary written by 2447:We shot the Boers who killed and mutilated 2437:Morant also wrote a confession which read 1114:recommended Morant as a despatch rider to 1071:on the railway line between Cape Town and 144: 7038:Australian people convicted of war crimes 6756:, (Saturday, 12 April 1902), p. 898. 6508: 6322:Breaker's mate: Will Ogilvie in Australia 6072:. Milsons Point: Random House Australia. 2527:. Some time later, he was transferred to 2449:our friend (the best mate I had on Earth) 2420:, under escort I believe, and shipped to 1640:Learn how and when to remove this message 1382:to the north and the Waterberg range and 631:. He received prizes for French, German, 528:, a wounded POW, and the slaying of four 120:Learn how and when to remove this message 6886:. Hartwell, Vic.: Artillery Publishing. 6829:Wilcox, Craig. 'Ned Kelly in Khaki', in 6786:Ross, Kenneth, "The truth about Harry", 6570: 6359: 6319: 6098:. Armadale: H. H. Stephenson. 6006: 5663: 4572: 4524: 4461: 4446: 4434: 4410: 4398: 4374: 4338: 4311: 4272: 4197: 4143: 4128: 4056: 4026: 4011: 3972: 3957: 3933: 3885: 3861: 3056:"Handcock Feb 17 1868 Feb 27 1902 RIP." 3005: 1483: 1260: 997: 690: 646: 609: 501:POWs and many civilian residents of the 7098:English emigrants to colonial Australia 6487: 6381: 6282:Jooste, Graham; Webster, Roger (2002). 6237: 6112: 5825:Szabo, Christopher (12 February 2010). 5346: 3849: 3558: 3534: 3435: 3411: 3296: 3244: 2805:I just gave the outline of the case to 2036: 1855: 1779:According to Trooper James Christie, a 1188:, arriving in London in late November. 548:, a South African-born Minister of the 7073:British people convicted of war crimes 6998:19th-century Australian businesspeople 6980: 6908: 6854: 6833:, 23–24 February 2002, pp. 20–22. 6770:. Adelaide. 26 January 1900. p. 6 6551: 6527: 6473:. Melbourne: Caps & Flints Press. 6338: 6259: 6216: 6175: 6153: 6032: 5953: 5901: 5788: 5475: 3606: 3001: 2944:Pardon for Morant, Handcock and Witton 2431:Butchered to Make a Dutchmen's Holiday 986:Adelaide to enlist for service in the 509:, asserted that his clients should be 7033:Australian people convicted of murder 6826:, Issue No. 18, 2002, pp. 12–16. 6593:News, journals, gazettes and websites 6468: 6424: 6408:Daisy Bates: grand dame of the desert 6405: 6300: 6134: 5980: 5812: 5696: 5605: 5586: 5574: 5562: 5550: 5538: 5487: 5463: 5304: 5292: 5275: 5239: 5227: 5212: 5200: 5185: 5170: 5158: 5146: 5131: 5119: 5107: 5095: 5083: 5071: 5059: 5047: 5035: 5023: 5011: 4999: 4987: 4972: 4960: 4948: 4936: 4921: 4909: 4897: 4885: 4861: 4849: 4837: 4825: 4813: 4792: 4773: 4761: 4749: 4737: 4714: 4695: 4683: 4671: 4656: 4644: 4632: 4620: 4608: 4350: 3807: 3633: 3327: 3232: 3123: 3111: 2493:newly federated Australian government 1844:In a letter to Major Wilfred Bolton, 1472:Robertson was given a choice between 973:after only a month, and travelled to 933:and Burma veteran Lieutenant Colonel 473:, having spent much of his time as a 7143:War criminals of the Second Boer War 6968:, (Friday, 26 September 1980), p. 3. 6801: 6446: 6347:. Melbourne: Department of Defence. 5499: 3142: 3036:Genealogical Society of South Africa 1969: 1598: 1228:funeral procession of Queen Victoria 1044:and the contingent embarked for the 606:being the most obvious one of all." 58:adding citations to reliable sources 29: 6577:. McCrae: Slouch Hat Publications. 6367:. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 6139:. Cape Town: Van Riebeeck Society. 5876:Malkin, Bonnie (12 November 2010). 5643: 2094:1. The shooting of six surrendered 1892:Intelligence Officer named Captain 1594: 1311:, some loyalist businessmen in the 1265:Morant was a junior officer in the 1143: 769:, and to be the son of Admiral Sir 505:. Morant's defence attorney, Major 469:and ended his term of service as a 13: 7078:British people executed for murder 6848: 6808:Australian Dictionary of Biography 6627:The Bristol Mercury and Daily Post 5902:Wilcox, Craig (14 December 2010). 5420:"The Court-Martialled Australians" 5391:"The Court-Martialled Australians" 3195:The Bristol Mercury and Daily Post 2889:. The movie was nominated for the 2876:Breaker Morant: A Play in Two Acts 2780: 2691:followed by another £50 per year. 2412:, Major Lenehan, had been sent to 1589:Commonwealth War Graves Commission 1363:(2GH); and the 2nd Battalion, the 993: 629:Royal Masonic Institution for Boys 297:August – 7 September 1901 150:Harry "The Breaker" Harbord Morant 14: 7154: 7093:Deaths by firearm in South Africa 7043:Australian people executed abroad 6959:at Project Gutenberg of Australia 6936: 6537:. London: Angus & Robertson. 6511:Breaker Morant: The Final Roundup 6245:. South Melbourne: Affirm Press. 6161:. London: Angus & Robertson. 5672:"Monument honours those who died" 5355:. Yale University Press. p. 2823: 2424:on the first available steamer." 828:. He gained a reputation for his 7118:Military personnel from Somerset 7023:Australian murderers of children 6941: 6509:West, Joe; Roper, Roger (2016). 6452:Breaker Morant: a play in 2 acts 6033:Murphy, Damien (22 April 2016). 6026: 6007:Berkovic, Nicola (11 May 2012). 6000: 5974: 5954:Unkles, Jim (17 December 2010). 5947: 5921: 5895: 5869: 5844: 5818: 5753: 5728: 5702: 5637: 5611: 5515: 5493: 5430: 5383: 5340: 5310: 3077: 3025: 2917:A 2002 book by Nick Bleszynski, 2584:had confessed to murdering Rev. 2337: 2310: 1681:, had repeatedly displeased the 1664: 1603: 1203:, and told him that he had been 796:, being employed variously as a 719:at Fanning Downs Station on the 670:. This did not change until the 614:Edwin Henry Murrant was born at 563:Morant and Handcock have become 34: 7088:Crimes against prisoners of war 6831:The Weekend Australian Magazine 6513:. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. 6491:The Australians at the Boer War 2853:The Australians at the Boer War 2545:Court-martial of Breaker Morant 2317:Court martial of Breaker Morant 1175:Morant and Burleigh arrived in 1008:South Australian Mounted Rifles 463:South Australian Mounted Rifles 375:South Australian Mounted Rifles 263:Court-martial of Breaker Morant 45:needs additional citations for 7133:People executed for war crimes 7058:British colonial army officers 6202:. Sydney: Hachette Australia. 5983:"No pardon for Breaker Morant" 5347:Shapiro, Fred R., ed. (2006). 2463:King's Own Cameron Highlanders 2225: 1915:the Sweetwaters Camp and some 1412:A Squadron at Sweetwaters Farm 1075:from where it was moved up to 1051:The contingent disembarked at 536:. Morant was found guilty and 1: 7068:British murderers of children 6964:"Move to Bring Morant Home", 6324:. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. 6217:George, Dave C. (2004). 6056: 5981:Keane, Bernard (9 May 2012). 5086:, pp. 62–68, 73–82, 100. 2483:when the execution occurred. 2065: 1251:With the Bushveldt Carbineers 1149:established by Major General 1032: – the son of 1018:Queen's rules and regulations 6640:Windsor and Richmond Gazette 6629:. Bristol. 16 February 1882. 3098: 3045:Tenterfield, New South Wales 2932:no prisoners should be taken 2883:into Beresford's 1980 movie 2358: 2188:The letter then accused the 2125:of Floris Visser, a wounded 7: 7113:Executed military personnel 6488:Wallace, Robert L. (1976). 5351:The Yale Book of Quotations 4874:Carnegie & Shields 1979 3182:Carnegie & Shields 1979 3070: 2986:Australian Attorney General 2937: 2896: 2445:The night before we're shot 2025:The society later wrote in 1888:At the request of a senior 1761:subsequent events proved." 1067:. It was then sent back to 925:associated with the Sydney 10: 7159: 7083:Controversies in Australia 6600:"A Tribute – Will Ogilvie" 6571:Woolmore, William (2002). 5526:Bright Lights Film Journal 5318:"To the Rev. Canon Fisher" 5110:, pp. 87–90, 100–101. 2984:During October 2011, then 2941: 2879:, was adapted by Ross and 2609:returned to his farm near 2314: 1693:Christian Frederick Beyers 1427:Christiaan Frederik Beyers 1299:. 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He had to flee 685:The Sydney Morning Herald 550:Berlin Missionary Society 394: 384: 370: 360: 352: 342: 334: 329: 325: 321: 311: 301: 291: 283: 278: 268: 258: 243: 239: 235:(1884; quickly separated) 228: 218: 210: 205:Execution by firing squad 200: 178: 155: 143: 136: 7013:Australian Army soldiers 7008:Australian Army officers 6957:Scapegoats of the Empire 6882:O'Brien, Antony (2006). 6762:"The Mounted Contingent" 6286:. Claremont: Spearhead. 6061: 5215:, pp. 105–107, 203. 4425:, pp. 282–283, 285. 2791:Scapegoats of the Empire 2570:Scapegoats of the Empire 2550:Scapegoats of the Empire 2473:Pretoria railway station 2441:To the Rev. Canon Fisher 2397:) and Handcock as R.C. ( 2346:, England, with Captain 2161:Carl August Daniel Heese 1936:Scapegoats of the Empire 1875:Carl August Daniel Heese 1497:African people near the 695:Daisy May O'Dwyer Morant 546:Carl August Daniel Heese 540:. Morant and Lieutenant 7108:Executed mass murderers 7103:Executed English people 6973:Breaker Morant executed 6727:"The Executed Officers" 6320:Meredith, John (1996). 6301:Leach, Charles (2012). 6223:. Dave C. George. 5251:Leach (2012), page 109. 4401:, pp. 82 & 85. 2516:between 1923 and 1958. 2170:Southern Ndebele people 1898:Southern Ndebele people 1612:Some of this section's 945:Police Court for being 447:the Australian colonies 7138:People from Bridgwater 7063:British mass murderers 6909:Unkles, James (2018). 6855:Kruger, Rayne (1996). 6552:Wilcox, Craig (2002). 6135:Davey, Arthur (1987). 5831:www.digitaljournal.com 5815:, pp. xlii–xliii. 5161:, pp. lxiii–lxiv. 5098:, pp. 83–86, 100. 5074:, pp. 61–72, 100. 5062:, pp. 35–60, 100. 3014: 2817: 1894:Frederick de Bertodano 1493: 1371:. Taylor was known as 1270: 1153: – the 1134:Portuguese East Africa 1003: 851: 696: 590:or even as victims of 488:. He was arrested and 306:South African Republic 194:South African Republic 6950:at Wikimedia Commons 6792:Sydney Morning Herald 6454:. Melbourne: Arnold. 6391:. London: Constable. 6383:Pollock, John Charles 6120:. Sydney: Ure Smith. 5050:, pp. 22–23, 99. 5038:, pp. 17–22, 99. 3053:"Signed J F Thomas." 3009: 2802: 2560:Australian historian 2453:Peter Joseph Handcock 2010:area to investigate. 2002:'s Superintendent in 1998:Reverend Krause, the 1964:Soutpansberg Commando 1835:Soutpansberg Commando 1487: 1264: 1036: – at 1034:Alfred, Lord Tennyson 1030:Hallam, Lord Tennyson 1001: 842: 694: 647:Australia (1883–1899) 610:Early life in England 598:or even a new trial. 571:and an award-winning 560:on 27 February 1902. 534:Soutpansberg Commando 353:Years of service 25:Breaker Morant (play) 21:Breaker Morant (film) 6802:Todd, R. K. (1986). 6794:of 26 February 2002 6469:Speed, Neil (2002). 6448:Ross, Kenneth Graham 6265:Songs of the Breaker 6176:Denton, Kit (1983). 5230:, pp. 109, 203. 5149:, pp. 104, 106. 2809:but it is a bad one. 2702:Bushveldt Carbineers 2659:Kruger National Park 2592:George Witton had a 2578:James Francis Thomas 2541:Lancefield, Victoria 2510:Public Record Office 2451:Harry Harbord Morant 2348:Percy Frederick Hunt 2084:Justice of the Peace 2072:Bushveldt Carbineers 2037:The Three Boers Case 1856:The Eight Boers Case 1267:Bushveldt Carbineers 1257:Bushveldt Carbineers 1048:on 26 January 1900. 947:drunk and disorderly 916:Show, north west of 680:James Francis Thomas 507:James Francis Thomas 486:Bushveldt Carbineers 445:Morant travelled to 379:Bushveldt Carbineers 138:Harry Harbord Morant 54:improve this article 23:. For the play, see 7048:Australian stockmen 6859:. London: Pimlico. 6706:Mornington Standard 6406:Reece, Bob (2007). 6180:. 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Daniel Heese 1776:to that effect." 1650: 1649: 1642: 1330:Brigadier General 1289:counterinsurgency 1210:Adelaide Observer 1120:war correspondent 935:Henry Parke Airey 832:, including as a 818:bush newspaperman 761:Harbord to avoid 729:Daisy May O'Dwyer 522:summary execution 398: 397: 233:Daisy May O'Dwyer 130: 129: 122: 104: 7150: 6945: 6932: 6905: 6878: 6819: 6817: 6815: 6783: 6777: 6775: 6748: 6742: 6740: 6722: 6716: 6714: 6696: 6690: 6688: 6680:Western Champion 6670: 6664: 6662: 6644: 6630: 6621: 6615: 6613: 6588: 6567: 6548: 6524: 6505: 6484: 6465: 6443: 6432:. 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3776: 3774:, p. 212. 3764: 3762:, p. 113. 3752: 3737: 3735:, p. 112. 3725: 3723:, p. 207. 3713: 3711:, p. 107. 3701: 3689: 3677: 3675:, p. 102. 3665: 3659:The Advertiser 3650: 3638: 3636:, p. 203. 3623: 3611: 3609:, p. 349. 3599: 3587: 3575: 3563: 3561:, p. 126. 3551: 3539: 3527: 3521:Western Herald 3512: 3497: 3482: 3467: 3455: 3440: 3428: 3416: 3414:, p. 125. 3395: 3383: 3371: 3359: 3347: 3341:The Advertiser 3332: 3320: 3301: 3299:, p. 124. 3282: 3261: 3249: 3237: 3235:, p. 196. 3225: 3213: 3211:, p. xxv. 3201: 3186: 3174: 3162: 3147: 3128: 3126:, p. 139. 3116: 3103: 3102: 3100: 3097: 3096: 3095: 3089: 3088: 3072: 3069: 3039: 3038: 3022: 3021: 3020:External image 3003: 3000: 2942:Main article: 2939: 2936: 2927:junior officer 2898: 2895: 2886:Breaker Morant 2851:The 1976 book 2846:Breaker Morant 2834:Breaker Morant 2825: 2824:Other accounts 2822: 2814:Robert Poore, 2811: 2782: 2779: 2759: 2758: 2742: 2739: 2582:Peter Handcock 2566:Australian law 2506: 2505: 2488: 2485: 2455: 2454: 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6183: 6179: 6174: 6170: 6164: 6160: 6156: 6152: 6148: 6142: 6138: 6133: 6129: 6123: 6119: 6115: 6111: 6107: 6101: 6097: 6093: 6089: 6085: 6081: 6075: 6071: 6066: 6065: 6040: 6036: 6029: 6014: 6010: 6003: 5988: 5984: 5977: 5961: 5957: 5950: 5935: 5931: 5924: 5909: 5905: 5898: 5883: 5882:The Telegraph 5879: 5872: 5857: 5853: 5847: 5832: 5828: 5821: 5814: 5809: 5802: 5797: 5790: 5785: 5783: 5766: 5762: 5756: 5741: 5737: 5731: 5715: 5711: 5705: 5698: 5693: 5677: 5673: 5666: 5651: 5647: 5640: 5625: 5621: 5614: 5607: 5602: 5600: 5598: 5596: 5589:, p. 81. 5588: 5583: 5576: 5571: 5564: 5559: 5552: 5547: 5540: 5535: 5528: 5527: 5523: 5518: 5503: 5496: 5489: 5484: 5477: 5472: 5466:, p. 53. 5465: 5460: 5453: 5448: 5446: 5438: 5433: 5425: 5421: 5415: 5413: 5396: 5392: 5386: 5379: 5368: 5362: 5358: 5353: 5352: 5343: 5327: 5323: 5319: 5313: 5307:, p. 62. 5306: 5301: 5294: 5289: 5287: 5285: 5277: 5272: 5270: 5262: 5257: 5248: 5241: 5236: 5229: 5224: 5222: 5214: 5209: 5202: 5197: 5195: 5187: 5182: 5180: 5172: 5167: 5160: 5155: 5148: 5143: 5141: 5133: 5128: 5121: 5116: 5109: 5104: 5097: 5092: 5085: 5080: 5073: 5068: 5061: 5056: 5049: 5044: 5037: 5032: 5025: 5020: 5013: 5008: 5002:, p. 80. 5001: 4996: 4990:, p. 79. 4989: 4984: 4982: 4974: 4969: 4962: 4957: 4950: 4945: 4939:, p. 56. 4938: 4933: 4931: 4924:, p. 71. 4923: 4918: 4911: 4906: 4899: 4894: 4888:, p. 69. 4887: 4882: 4875: 4870: 4863: 4858: 4852:, p. 65. 4851: 4846: 4839: 4834: 4827: 4822: 4816:, p. 66. 4815: 4810: 4808: 4806: 4804: 4802: 4795:, p. 61. 4794: 4789: 4787: 4785: 4783: 4775: 4770: 4764:, p. 48. 4763: 4758: 4751: 4746: 4740:, p. 56. 4739: 4734: 4732: 4730: 4728: 4726: 4724: 4717:, p. 55. 4716: 4711: 4709: 4707: 4705: 4698:, p. 54. 4697: 4692: 4685: 4680: 4674:, p. 53. 4673: 4668: 4666: 4658: 4653: 4646: 4641: 4634: 4629: 4623:, p. 43. 4622: 4617: 4610: 4605: 4598: 4593: 4586: 4581: 4574: 4573:Woolmore 2002 4569: 4562: 4557: 4550: 4545: 4538: 4533: 4527:, p. 85. 4526: 4525:Woolmore 2002 4521: 4514: 4509: 4507: 4499: 4494: 4487: 4482: 4475: 4470: 4464:, p. 83. 4463: 4462:Woolmore 2002 4458: 4456: 4448: 4447:Woolmore 2002 4443: 4436: 4435:Woolmore 2002 4431: 4424: 4419: 4412: 4411:Woolmore 2002 4407: 4400: 4399:Woolmore 2002 4395: 4388: 4383: 4376: 4375:Woolmore 2002 4371: 4364: 4359: 4353:, p. 23. 4352: 4347: 4341:, p. 82. 4340: 4339:Woolmore 2002 4335: 4333: 4325: 4320: 4313: 4312:Woolmore 2002 4308: 4301: 4296: 4294: 4286: 4281: 4274: 4273:Woolmore 2002 4269: 4262: 4257: 4250: 4245: 4238: 4233: 4226: 4221: 4214: 4209: 4207: 4199: 4198:Woolmore 2002 4194: 4192: 4184: 4179: 4177: 4169: 4164: 4157: 4152: 4145: 4144:Woolmore 2002 4140: 4138: 4131:, p. 71. 4130: 4129:Woolmore 2002 4125: 4118: 4113: 4106: 4101: 4094: 4089: 4082: 4077: 4070: 4065: 4059:, p. 67. 4058: 4057:Woolmore 2002 4053: 4051: 4043: 4038: 4036: 4028: 4027:Woolmore 2002 4023: 4021: 4014:, p. 69. 4013: 4012:Woolmore 2002 4008: 4001: 3996: 3989: 3984: 3982: 3974: 3973:Woolmore 2002 3969: 3967: 3960:, p. 50. 3959: 3958:Woolmore 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He died of 2616: 2612: 2608: 2607:Alfred Taylor 2604: 2602: 2599: 2595: 2590: 2587: 2583: 2579: 2574: 2571: 2567: 2563: 2558: 2554: 2552: 2551: 2546: 2542: 2538: 2534: 2530: 2526: 2522: 2517: 2515: 2514:Civil Service 2511: 2503: 2498: 2497: 2496: 2494: 2484: 2482: 2478: 2474: 2470: 2469: 2464: 2459: 2440: 2439: 2438: 2435: 2433: 2432: 2425: 2423: 2419: 2415: 2411: 2406: 2402: 2400: 2396: 2391: 2389: 2384: 2380: 2378: 2374: 2369: 2366: 2356: 2354: 2349: 2345: 2338:Personal life 2335: 2333: 2328: 2323: 2318: 2311:Court-martial 2308: 2306: 2301: 2298: 2295: 2292: 2285: 2284: 2280: 2279: 2275: 2274: 2270: 2269: 2265: 2264: 2259: 2258: 2254: 2253: 2252: 2249: 2245: 2241: 2237: 2233: 2232:Civil Service 2223: 2221: 2216: 2214: 2203: 2200: 2196: 2191: 2182: 2181: 2176: 2175: 2171: 2166: 2162: 2158: 2157: 2153: 2152:George Witton 2149: 2145: 2144: 2140: 2136: 2135:coup de grâce 2132: 2128: 2124: 2120: 2119: 2115: 2111: 2110: 2105: 2104:Alfred Taylor 2101: 2097: 2093: 2092: 2091: 2089: 2085: 2081: 2077: 2073: 2063: 2060: 2054: 2051: 2046: 2043: 2034: 2030: 2028: 2023: 2021: 2016: 2011: 2009: 2005: 2001: 1996: 1992: 1990: 1984: 1982: 1976: 1967: 1965: 1960: 1957: 1953: 1948: 1946: 1941: 1937: 1932: 1929: 1925: 1923: 1918: 1912: 1910: 1906: 1901: 1899: 1895: 1891: 1886: 1884: 1883:Potgietersrus 1880: 1876: 1871: 1868: 1865: 1862: 1853: 1850: 1847: 1842: 1838: 1836: 1831: 1828: 1825: 1820: 1817: 1815: 1811: 1810:coup de grâce 1806: 1803: 1799: 1796: 1794: 1790: 1786: 1782: 1781:New Zealander 1777: 1773: 1771: 1770:court-martial 1767: 1766:court-martial 1762: 1758: 1756: 1752: 1746: 1744: 1743:Floris Visser 1739: 1736: 1732: 1731:Theunis Botha 1728: 1724: 1723:Lobedu people 1719: 1717: 1712: 1710: 1706: 1702: 1698: 1694: 1689: 1684: 1680: 1676: 1675:Prussian Army 1671: 1665:Floris Visser 1662: 1658: 1656: 1644: 1641: 1633: 1621: 1620: 1615: 1610: 1606: 1601: 1600: 1592: 1590: 1585: 1583: 1579: 1573: 1571: 1566: 1562: 1559: 1554: 1549: 1545: 1536: 1532: 1528: 1524: 1522: 1518: 1517:Lobedu people 1512: 1509: 1504: 1500: 1491: 1486: 1477: 1475: 1474:court martial 1470: 1468: 1464: 1458: 1454: 1451: 1446: 1442: 1438: 1436: 1432: 1428: 1424: 1420: 1409: 1406: 1400: 1396: 1393: 1388: 1385: 1381: 1380:Limpopo River 1376: 1374: 1370: 1369:Alfred Taylor 1366: 1362: 1358: 1354: 1353:Potgietersrus 1348: 1344: 1342: 1338: 1334: 1331: 1326: 1322: 1318: 1314: 1310: 1305: 1302: 1301:bittereinders 1298: 1294: 1293:bittereinders 1290: 1286: 1282: 1278: 1277: 1276:bittereinders 1268: 1263: 1258: 1248: 1244: 1229: 1224: 1221: 1215: 1212: 1211: 1206: 1202: 1201:John Cockburn 1198: 1194: 1193:Agent-General 1189: 1187: 1182: 1178: 1173: 1171: 1166: 1164: 1160: 1156: 1152: 1141: 1139: 1135: 1131: 1127: 1126: 1121: 1117: 1113: 1112:Joseph Gordon 1108: 1106: 1101: 1096: 1093: 1089: 1088:Baron Roberts 1086: 1085:Field Marshal 1082: 1078: 1074: 1070: 1066: 1062: 1058: 1054: 1049: 1047: 1043: 1039: 1035: 1031: 1027: 1023: 1019: 1015: 1014: 1009: 1000: 991: 989: 984: 980: 976: 972: 968: 962: 960: 956: 952: 948: 944: 940: 936: 932: 928: 923: 919: 915: 910: 908: 904: 900: 896: 892: 891: 886: 881: 876: 873: 869: 865: 861: 857: 850: 848: 841: 839: 835: 834:steeplechaser 831: 827: 823: 819: 815: 811: 807: 803: 799: 798:horse-breaker 795: 791: 786: 784: 780: 776: 772: 768: 764: 760: 755: 753: 749: 745: 741: 736: 734: 730: 726: 722: 718: 714: 710: 706: 702: 693: 689: 687: 686: 681: 677: 673: 669: 665: 661: 657: 656: 644: 642: 638: 634: 630: 625: 621: 617: 607: 605: 599: 597: 593: 589: 585: 581: 577: 574: 570: 566: 561: 559: 555: 551: 547: 543: 539: 535: 531: 527: 526:Floris Visser 523: 518: 516: 512: 508: 504: 500: 497:against both 496: 491: 487: 483: 478: 476: 472: 468: 464: 460: 456: 452: 448: 443: 441: 437: 433: 429: 425: 421: 418: 414: 410: 406: 402: 401:Harry Harbord 393: 390: 387: 383: 380: 376: 373: 369: 366: 363: 359: 355: 351: 348: 345: 341: 337: 333: 328: 324: 320: 316: 310: 307: 304: 300: 296: 290: 286: 282: 277: 274: 271: 267: 264: 261: 257: 253: 250: 247: 246:Conviction(s) 242: 238: 234: 231: 227: 224: 221: 217: 213: 211:Resting place 209: 206: 203: 199: 195: 191: 181: 177: 172: 168: 158: 154: 147: 142: 135: 132: 124: 121: 113: 102: 99: 95: 92: 88: 85: 81: 78: 74: 71: – 70: 66: 65:Find sources: 59: 55: 49: 48: 43:This article 41: 37: 32: 31: 26: 22: 6965: 6956: 6940: 6910: 6883: 6856: 6837: 6830: 6823: 6812:. 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